目前英国已经成为留学性价比相对高的国家。”世界排名前100的大学中，英国就占了近20所，足见英国的教学水平；从学费和生活费上看，例

如以世界排名比较靠近的澳国立大学和曼彻斯特大学比较，一般本科商科的学费，澳国立大学为15万人民币一年，曼彻斯特大学为11万6千多人民币，

节约了近4万人民币；从时间上看，英国留学所需时间短，留学本科如果在国内修读预科，英国只需要读三年。硕士阶段只需要1年。

　　“从以上信息来看，英国留学已经到了黄金时间。”

　　关键词 正确选择中介

　　2010年英国高校还是会延续以前的招生政策，没有很大的改变。英国的计点积分制经历了2009年签证的一个熟悉过程，自2010年2月22日起，计分

制学生签证申请有了新的变化。首先语言要求将比原来更加严格，2010年申请的学生将被要求达到雅思成绩6分以上。2010年签证信函(VISA LETTER)

将会变成电子版本，这样会节省寄送的时间和方便及时更正信息。

　　英国签证政策的调整，将会导致签证信、翻译文件等方面的变化造成了审理周期的延长。另一方面部分以提供学生签证申请、签证延期服务为业

务的留学中介也会受到一定程序影响。针对那些伪造假材料的留学中介而言，电子系统的出台以及纸质签证函的退出，将会使得非法留学中介不能帮

According to industry insiders, since the study tour involves “tour” and “learning”, the boundaries are blurred, so there are long-term parties. Study abroad institutions and foreign exchange agencies receive some projects from foreign universities and organizations; domestic schools are more likely to carry out study tours through cooperation with foreign sister schools; language training schools are based on training outlets established around the world. It is possible to carry out overseas study tours; the travel agency develops and adds some famous schools on the basis of overseas travel routes. “Parents can get a glimpse of the characteristics of their study tours from different agencies. For example, language training schools may focus on language learning, travel agencies prefer to visit famous schools, etc.”

Clearing up the organization can help parents to roughly classify the study tour. This is a method. However, in the face of a wide range of study tours, how to choose? After the investigation, the reporter found that the current study tour programs in the market are mainly divided into four categories, each with its own focus.

Credit Course: Fashionable but carefully deceived

What is the most fashionable study tour now? Go to Stanford University, Boston University, Columbia University and other famous schools for summer vacation! The reporter learned that the content of many study tours is to go to a famous foreign school to study the "summer semester". Take American colleges and universities as an example. There will be a large number of courses for students to choose from during the summer vacation. At the same time, this semester is different from the other two semesters, and it is open to students all over the world.

For domestic students studying abroad, attending such a study tour can not only feel the atmosphere of the famous school in advance, but also participate in the class with the famous school students. More importantly, they can face the famous professors. “If you perform well, you can invite a professor to write a letter of recommendation. This is an important capital for applying to a prestigious US university in the future.” A study counseling agency told reporters.

At the end of such courses, some colleges and universities will issue a “Summer Semester” transcript with courses and credits for students. If you are admitted to these schools in the future, these credits can be converted into university credits. There are also some students who use transcripts as a weight for future foreign companies.

Letters of recommendation, credits, and aura of "prestigious students"... This type of study tour has a selling point, but many parents have doubts. The reporter learned that some students had planned to “make a class of students” and found that they were enrolled in “language classes” and learned English (forum) every day. This is because some study tourrs use the “premium summer class” as a cover to enroll students in local language schools.

暑假去国外上课！随着留学热的升温，被视为留学“前哨站”的海外游学日渐火爆。不过，火爆之下难掩家长的担忧。“孩子报名参加一所美国名校的游学项目，暑假去读书，我的疑虑是，真的是那所名校的老师来上课么？还是不知名的机构借个大学的场地上课而已？”“名校的游学项目和将来报考名校有什么关系？能加分么？”……

十几天的游学，可能就要耗费高达七八万的学费，家长们希冀孩子此行能为日后留学铺路。不过，受游学信息不对称之苦，不少家长直言海外游学仿佛一座“金矿”：“金矿虽好，挖到金子是幸运的，不过金矿里可能少的是金子，多的是沙子！”

“游”与“学”催生多头办理方

初次接触游学项目，一些家长会有疑惑：为什么留学咨询机构、对外交流机构、国内的学校、语言培训学校，以及旅行社都在办游学项目？到底哪个比较好？

业内人士分析，由于游学涉及“游”与“学”，界限交叉模糊，所以存在多头办理方。留学咨询机构、对外交流机构是从国外高校、组织中拿到一些项目；国内的学校较多的是凭借与国外姐妹学校的合作关系开展游学项目；语言培训学校是借助在全世界设立的培训网点，得以开展海外游学项目；旅行社则是在海外旅游线路的基础上，开发、添加一些名校线路。“学生家长可从不同办理机构窥见他们的游学项目特点，比如语言培训学校可能偏重于语言学习、旅行社偏重于名校访问等。”

理清办理机构，可以帮助学生家长对游学项目做大致分类，这是一种方法。不过，面对名目繁多的游学项目，如何选择？记者调查后发现，眼下市场上的游学项目主要分为四类，各有侧重。

学分课程：时髦但小心受骗

眼下，最时髦的游学是什么？去斯坦福大学、波士顿大学、哥伦比亚大学等名校上暑假班！记者了解到，不少游学项目的内容是去国外名校就读“夏季学期”。以美国高校为例，暑假里会有大量的课程供本校学生选择，与此同时，这个学期不同于其他两个学期，它同时对全世界的学生开放。

对国内留学家庭而言，参加这类游学，不仅可以提前感受名校课堂气息，与名校学子同窗，更重要的是，可以与名校教授面对面。“如果表现优异，可以邀请教授撰写推荐信，这是日后申请美国名校的重要资本。”一位留学咨询中介告诉记者。

在此类课程结束后，一些高校会发出“夏季学期”的成绩单，上面有学生所修的课程以及学分。如果将来被这些学校录取，这些学分可以转成大学学分。也有一些学生将成绩单作为将来应聘外企的砝码。

推荐信、学分、“名校学生”的光环……此类游学颇具卖点，但不少家长却心有疑虑。记者了解到，有一些学生本打算“做一回名校的学生”，结果发现入读的是“语言班”，天天学英语(论坛)。这是因为一些游学办理方以“名校夏季班”为幌子，招收学生入读当地的语言学校。